Roads as activity corridors for cane toads in Australia

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 363-368

  Seabrook, Wendy A ^a   Dettmann, E Belinda ^b  

^a Nature Conservation House ^*  (Australia)

^b Nature Conservation House   (Australia)

Author keywords

activity; anurans; Australia; Bufo marinus; cane toad; dispersal; roads

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CORRIDOR; ROAD;

AUSTRALIA;

BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 0029663408     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802236     Document Type: Article

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